The message is: investing in core American financial insititions at the bottom of market cycles is a good investment.

Amazing how Republicans don't want to discuss how successful this program has been because that would undermine their "government is evil" narrative. Government is only as good or bad as it's managed.

3:45 pm May 10, 2013

Government is only as good or bad as it’s managed. wrote:

thats too much for american politics

3:59 pm May 10, 2013

Ralph Nappi wrote:

The Federal Government is not meant to be a backstop for poorly managed companies even if it does provide "returns" on taxpayer money.

4:22 pm May 10, 2013

DEM DRIVIEN LOSSES wrote:

Follow the money and where are the losses still coming from?

GM, Ally (the finance unit it created) - unions profited from at our expense.
Freddie/Fannie - Dems profited from giving loans to people that couldn't afford them earning Dems votes at taxpayers expense.

4:37 pm May 10, 2013

unions profited from at our expense wrote:

mroe tea baggers lies

4:38 pm May 10, 2013

Dems profited from giving loans to people that couldn’t afford wrote:

fannie and freddie owned less than 20% of all subprime loans. tea baggers are clueless

9:11 pm May 10, 2013

D-baggers cluelessly lie wrote:

To the Clown at 4:37, 4:38...

You are truly comical as UNIONS profited at the expense of bond holders of GM and even police and teachers in Ohio by what Obama did with bypassing existing laws to enrich the UAW. The balance of which was left to American taxpayers, or do have data that proves GM and ALLY made us whole?

They haven't and the FACTS show they've stuck us with BILLIONS they'll never pay back.

And, same goes for Dems pushing mortgages to people who couldn't afford them to which, play what ever game you'd like but, Fannie/Freddie owes us TENS of BILLIONS, that is unless you are a taker - which your wealth of rants suggest, which means you'll pay nothing for the TRILLIONS Obama and Dems have wasted.

8:44 am May 11, 2013

Tom Wilson wrote:

OK, the results are wonderful. When will the tax payers get their money back from GM, Chrysler, Ally and the housing industry. Concerning the comment about how good it is to invest in the institutions that have prospered, please remember this was an investment were made without the tax payers permission. How would this differ from someone reaching into our personal assets and taking money for investment purposes, telling us after the fact?

12:36 pm November 4, 2013

James Johnson wrote:

Note that all those that favor the buyouts are probably totally against welfare programs for people. I wonder why?

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